Chapter 2

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At the A & A Music Factory, Austin, Ally, Trish, and Dez were laughing hysterically at Ally's 2nd danger freak show on The Helen Show. "God, you were so bad!" Dez laughed. Dez had a soft spot for Ally and treated her like she was his little girl, but sometimes he can be...well, Dez. "Dez! Really?" Trish snapped, but she was laughing, so that was a good sign. 

"I can't believe Ally's little schtick on The Helen Show got over a thousand views!" Austin remarked. He brightened up. "Even Jackson Lowe saw it!" Jackson Lowe was Austin's favorite role model. He was the one who inspired Austin to get into music. "I remember him! Wasn't he the one who had major meltdowns when somebody took pictures?" Trish asked. "Yep, that's him. He commented on the video, 'Ally Dawson destroys Helen Show set in the most cutest way. Rock and Roll!'" "Is that what he really thinks of me?" Ally had to know, feeling a nauseous feeling inside her stomach. "No, sweetie. He loves you because you're Austin's songwriter. He even added, 'She's a great kid and I hope she continues to shine bright like a diamond in the future.'" Dez told her.

"Awww, thanks, Dez!" Ally said, giving Dez a hug. 

"Enough of that, we're getting totally sidetracked. I hereby call this Team Austin and Ally meeting to order!" Trish said, banging a gavel on a table. "What's up, Trish?" Austin asked. "This is big, people! It's only a matter of time before I had to say... Guess who got Austin and Ally a Half Moon Tour together!" she said, lifting her hands in her usual gesture.

"Whoa! That's huge! I get to spend my next tour with my little girl and my best friends!" Austin said, but a feeling so bright burned in his stomach, a feeling of joy and love. Something that he had to keep secret. "Fiancée." he coughed. "Huh?" Ally asked. "Fiancée!!!" Austin said, coughing louder. To him, Ally was everything in the world. And to marry her would be a dream come true. 

Austin really wanted to propose to Ally so bad, but he didn't want her to know. So he coughed not so clearly so she wouldn't hear him. He had even bought the ring after their "Two in a Million" performance and didn't want her to see it. So that night, while Ally, Trish, and Dez slept, Austin crept to his secret spot where he kept his new black leather jacket and made sure the engagement ring was tucked and nestled safely in there. It was.

Then he jumped on the practice room couch next to Ally, curled up close, gave her butterfly kisses on her cheek as she snored softly, and he too, fell asleep. 

The tour began in Colorado, so Austin was up early the next morning. He gathered a bunch of papers with the lyrics to "Heart Beat", "What We're About", "Finally Me", "Parachute", "Steal Your Heart", "Upside Down", "Na Na Na (The Summer Song)", "Illusion", "Stuck on You", "Better Together", "The Way That You Do", "Redial", and "I Think About You", and called for the gang to wake up.

Ally screamed as she woke up. "I just had the scariest dream! Trish and Dez were kissing and I everyone laughed at me singing 'Parachute'! Worse, there was a dancing pickle and a creepy clown staring at me!" she explained as she tried to find the perfect dress to wear for the tour. 

Part of the tour was to attend a fancy gala hosted by none other than huge Austin Moon fan, Clarity Moore. She had been listening to Austin Moon since she was in the womb and has been a fan of him ever since. She was also a fan of Ally as well, listening to her music at two years old. This gala was supposed to be the best gala in the world, as of Austin and Ally have heard of from Dez. 

As soon as everyone boarded the Half Moon Tour bus, Austin began to fidget. His face was sweaty and he was overly nervous, not knowing he was supposed to be the lovable loverboy that he was. 

"Austin, are you okay?" Ally asked, looking up from her Oliver Twist book by Charles Dickens, where she was already on Chapter 1, where Oliver was brought into the world (meaning he was born as a newborn, safely tucked up in his mother's womb, and how he was born) and his biological mother dies. 

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just... coming down with a cold." Austin said. He cleared his throat nervously, hating to be lying to Ally, his precious little dream in the world. 

"You don't look like you have a cold. Is there something you want to talk to me about?" Ally wondered. 

"No, yes, I don't know!" Austin cried. He felt for Ally's engagement ring. It was still there.

"How excited are you guys to see THE Clarity Moore, THE biggest hugest fan of Austin Moon, THE BIGGEST LARGEST fan of Ally Dawson, THE BIGGEST superstar ever?" Dez had asked. "I am, but if I'm going to see her, you better owe me 50 bucks." Trish told him. 

"Oh, yeah!" Dez singsonged, then muttered, "I ain't giving her any money!" "What?" Trish asked.

"Nothing!" Dez cried. He was glad he didn't have to get her mad like he's done a thousand times in the past. 

The gang were on their way, but Austin had to hold his marriage proposal until:

1. After the Half Moon Tour, where he can propose to her, alone, in Paris, France, in the Eiffel Tower

2. After Clarity Moore's gala

He wasn't sure how much longer he was going to have to hold his suspense. Or the fear that---- gulp! She might say no.

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